Films
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Chariots of Fire | Artist | Uncredited Role |
| 1982 | Cambridge Footlights Revue | Various Characters | |
| 1983 | The Crystal Cube | Dr. Adrian Cowlacey Various Roles |
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| 1985 | The Good Father | Creighton | |
| 1987 | The Laughing Prisoner | No.2 | |
| 1988 | A Handful of Dust | Reggie | |
| 1988 | A Fish Called Wanda | Hutchison (cameo) | |
| 1992 | Peter's Friends | Peter Morton | |
| 1993 | Stalag Luft | James Forrester | |
| 1994 | IQ | James Moreland | |
| 1995 | Laughter and Loathing | Juvenal | |
| 1995 | Cold Comfort Farm | Mybug | |
| 1995 | The Steal | Wimborne | |
| 1996 | The Wind in the Willows | The Judge | |
| 1997 | Wilde | Oscar Wilde | Won — Golden Space Needle Award for Best Actor Nominated — Chlotrudis Award for Best Actor Nominated — Golden Globe for Best Performance by an Actor - Motion Picture Drama Nominated — Satellite Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama |
| 1997 | Spice World | Judge | |
| 1997 | Live from the Lighthouse | Host | |
| 1998 | The Trichborne Claimant | Hawkins | |
| 1998 | A Civil Action | Pinder | |
| 1999 | Whatever Happened to Harold Smith? | Dr. Peter Robinson | |
| 1999 | The Nearly Complete and Utter History of Everything | Ambassador/Modern Man | |
| 2000 | Best | Frazer Crane | |
| 2000 | Relative Values | Frederick Crestwell | |
| 2000 | Sabotage | Lord Wellington | |
| 2001 | Four Play | Nigel Steele | |
| 2001 | The Discovery of Heaven | Onno | |
| 2001 | Gosford Park | Inspector Thompson | Won — Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards for Best Acting Ensemble Won — Florida Film Critics Circle Awards for Best Ensemble Cast Won — Online Film Critics Society Awards for Best Ensemble Won — Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards for Best Acting Ensemble Won — Satellite Award for Outstanding Motion Picture Ensemble Won — Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture |
| 2002 | Surrealissimo: The Trial of Salvador Dali | Andre Breton | |
| 2002 | Thunderpants | Sir Anthony Silk | |
| 2003 | Bright Young Things | Chauffeur | |
| 2003 | Le Divorce | Piers Janely | |
| 2004 | Tooth | Pedro | |
| 2004 | The Life and Death of Peter Sellers | Maurice Woodruff | |
| 2004 | A Bear Named Winnie | Protheroe the Zookeeper | |
| 2005 | Tom Brown's Schooldays | Dr. Thomas Arnold | |
| 2005 | MirrorMask | Librarian | |
| 2005 | The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy | Narrator (voice) / The Guide (voice) | |
| 2005 | A Cock and Bull Story | Patrick Curator/Parson Yorick | |
| 2006 | V for Vendetta | Deitrich | |
| 2006 | Stormbreaker | Smithers | |
| 2007 | Eichmann | Minister Tormer | |
| 2007 | St Trinian's | Himself | |
| 2008 | Tales of the Riverbank | Owl | |
| 2009 | House of Boys | Dr. Marsh | |
| 2010 | Alice in Wonderland | Cheshire Cat | |
| 2010 | Animals United | Socrates | |
| 2011 | Benjamin Sniddlegrass and the Cauldron of Penguins | Narrator | |
| 2011 | Sherlock Holmes 2 | Mycroft Holmes | |
| 2011 | Summer Night, Winter Moon | Rufus | In Pre-Production |
| 2012 | Clovis Dardentor | Mr. Eustache | In Pre-Production |
| 2013 | The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug | Master of Lake Town | |
| 2014 | The Hobbit: There and Back Again | Master of Lake Town |
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